Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

19 reviews

j_hornick's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Deportation, War, Death, and Genocide

daralexandria's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Antisemitism, and Blood

Moderate: War and Deportation

Minor: Genocide

mandi4886's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and War

frenandjen's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Xenophobia, Child abuse, War, Antisemitism, Death, Deportation, Genocide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

rowiash's review

adventurous inspiring reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lovely nuggets of wisdom sprinkled throughout, and the characters are flawed enough to prevent it from seeming too preachy or Mary Sue-ish. It’s the mix of cozy heartwarming library love and tense serious moments I was wishing for back when I read The Library Book by Susan Orlean.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Antisemitism, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Infidelity

teagirl05's review

informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death

samantha_bt15's review

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Religious bigotry

passionatereader78's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Refreshing historical point of view of WWII. I've read many other historical fiction books based on events during WWII.  It was nice to reading from a Librarian's point of view. Great writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Deportation, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Torture, Police brutality, and Child death

zeldamazzy's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Gun violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

greenfox's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

At first a cozy way to enter one of the hardest times in our world, which leads to a more comfortable way to face the harsh realities of the period. The mirrored story in the 1980s provides some more current context, but often leaves the reader simply wanting to return to the War. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Classism, Hate crime, Deportation, Genocide, and Death